Check Your Own Blood Alcohol Content [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 8, 2016 | General News, Health

So let’s talk about getting wasted on alcohol. When is a drinker drunk? Have you ever tried to talk reason to someone you know was getting too loaded for their own good, let alone too drunk to drive? It’s generally a losing game if they’re too far...

Better Sleep By Controlling Your Brainwaves [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 7, 2016 | General News, Health

Insufficient sleep is common and that’s not a good thing. According to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) as many as one in four people in the U.S. report that they don’t get enough sleep and approximately 10% have chronic insomnia. We have previously...

Fast Oxygen Level Management [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 4, 2016 | General News, Health

Chronic respiratory disease is a terrifying condition both individually and worldwide. When you’re short of breath even for a few seconds, it’s uncomfortable and often scary. Imagine how it would be to feel that way all the time. According to a report by...

Insured Employees to Get Account Credits

by Alfred Poor | March 4, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

It’s no secret; health insurance costs are a serious problem for a large number of U.S. citizens and employers. Wearable Health Tech offers the potential to lower these costs by providing more information about individuals and communities as a whole. Small...

Smart Pants Track Muscle Fatigue

by Alfred Poor | March 3, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health

The photo above may look a bit like a satellite surveillance photo of a water treatment plant, but it’s actually something quite different. What you see in the image are sensors that have been embroidered on the inside of a pair of running leggings, as part of a...

A Not-Quite-Functional Wallet-sized ECG [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 2, 2016 | General News, Health

Is it or isn’t it? Don’t be shocked by the image with this article. It isn’t a real ECG and cannot be used for diagnostic purposes. It is intended to be used as a business card for cardiologists. With the onslaught of clever, accurate, ever-lighter,...